1. Psychology and Social Sciences
Welcome to the
University of Cumbria
Psychology and Social Sciences
Dr Liz Bates

2. Today Introductions Brief Overview of the suits of programmes
How to Apply
Questions

3. Why consider postgraduate study?
Employability
Career Development
CPD and CV enhancement
Pursue an interest in a subject you enjoy
Gain further volunteering and opportunities
Path onto even more study e.g. a PhD
Skills development e.g. Communication, project management, critical thinking, problem solving
Convert to a new subject area

4. Research Chance to pursue and research a topic you’re interested in
Find your passion and find out more about it
Can have real world impact
Can have personal impact in career enhancement
My area: Domestic violence
Journal

5. Things to think about When choosing postgraduate study:
PGCert, PGDip, MSc
Career goals
Other opportunities e.g. extracurricular, volunteering, placements
NB: Application dates
Take a break/gap year?

6. Brief Overview
The new suite of postgraduate programmes under went validation in April 2015.
It provides postgraduate progression routes for students in applied psychology, WCF, criminology, social sciences and policing.
It has been designed as a suite of programmes to enable shared modules, interdisciplinary practice and maximise the expertise from the academics in the team
There are 100 shared credits across the programme and 80 credits specific to each individual programme.
The possible awards will be as follows:

7. MSc and PG Programmes 4 MSc awards: MSc Applied Forensic Psychology
MSc Legal & Criminological Psychology
MSc Applied Social Sciences
MSc Psychological Research Methods OR
PG Cert Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Studies
PGCert Safeguarding

8. Programme
Core
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Psychological research methods
Research Skills & methods
Professional Values and Ethics
Dissertation
Historical and Philosophical Issues in Psychology
Psychological Research Techniques
Advanced Statistics*
Qualitative Research OR
Option
Applied Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychology, Offending Behaviour
and the CJS
Settings in
Forensic Psychology
Working w/ Specialist Populations in Forensic Psych Settings
Legal and Criminological Psychology
Applied Social Science

9. Professional Values and Ethics Interpersonal Violence and Abuse
PGCert
Core
Module
Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Studies
Professional Values and Ethics
Interpersonal Violence and Abuse
Psychology of Violent Behaviour
Safeguarding
Safeguarding with Adults
Safeguarding with Children

10. MSc Shared modules Across programmes – multidisciplinary learning
Professional Values and Ethics
Ethical and practitioner issues within the workplace
Identify complexities that may be encountered in practice and to identify strategies to deal with them
Research Skills and Methods
Students will be trained in the methods required to design and execute an empirical study including ways to keep the methodology scientific and other research design issues.
Dissertation
Students may conduct an empirical piece of research (quantitative or qualitative) or conduct an extensive critical review of a body of literature.

11. Applied Forensic Psychology
Advanced Statistics
Skills and knowledge required to analyse and report empirical research in psychology at a level commensurate with postgraduate study
Forensic Psychology, Offending Behaviour and CJS
Applications of forensic psychology to the processes & practices involved in the investigation & prosecution of criminal offences
Settings in forensic psychology
Critical approach to a range of assessment tools and intervention programmes used by psychologists in a range of forensic settings
Working with specialist populations in forensic settings
Developing knowledge and understanding of working with adults, children and young people within specialist populations

12. Legal and Criminological Psychology
Forensic Psychology, Offending Behaviour and CJS
Applications of forensic psychology to the processes & practices involved in the investigation & prosecution of criminal offences
Settings in forensic psychology
Critical approach to a range of assessment tools and intervention programmes used by psychologists in a range of forensic settings
Working with specialist populations in forensic settings
Developing knowledge and understanding of working with adults, children and young people within specialist populations
Option

13. Psychological Research Methods
Advanced Statistics
Skills and knowledge required to analyse and report empirical research in psychology at a level commensurate with postgraduate study
Historical and Philosophical Issues in Psychology
Look through science and psychology in a historical sense and move through the history of psychology – being critical
Implementing Psychological Research Techniques
How we “do” research in psychology including presenting at conferences, writing for journals, applying for research funding.
Option

14. Applied Social Sciences
Flexibility to tailor MSc to interests
Same core modules
Four options (subject to timetabling and availability)

15. POTENTIAL Option Module List
Module Code
Module Title
HLLP7020
Forensic psychology, Offending Behaviour and the Criminal Justice System
HLLP7022
Settings in Forensic Psychology
HLLP7024
Working with Specialist Populations in Forensic Psychology Settings
HLLP7026
Advanced Statistics*
HLLP7028
Historical and Philosophical Issues in Psychology
HLLP7030
Implementing Psychological Research Techniques
HLLP7032
Qualitative Research Methodologies and Techniques
HLLP7034
Theories of Contemporary Society
HLLP7036
Contemporary Criminology
HLLP7038
Independent Study
HLLP7016
Interpersonal Violence and Abuse
HLLP7018
Psychology of Violent Behaviour
HLLP7014
Safeguarding with Adults
HLLP7012
Safeguarding with Children

16. Accreditation
The MSc Applied Forensic Psychology pathway has been written and designed as the Stage One of the Chartered Forensic Status.
BPS accredited as of 2014
ONLY applicable to those with GBC
Other options for those with an interest in forensic psychology but not a desire to pursue Stage 2.

17. Staff Chartered Psychologists Research Active and published
Specialists in their area
Passionate about students and student support
Lots of information about staff through our web profiles
Multidisciplinary

18. Which programme do I pick?
Differences and similarities in the career options to emerge from the different pathways
E.g. Applied Forensic or Psych research methods
Many career options and further postgrad study are open to people with an MSc
Options to take the PGCerts on to a full MSc
Flexibility in terms of transferring
Entry Requirements: 2.2. or above for all
Applied Forensic also requires GBC

19. Careers
Legal and Crim: probation; YO, victim support or offender management, National Crime Agency, prison drug services, the probation service and offender management, services aimed at victims of DV, mentors for young people coming out of prison, and YO organisations. PhD in either criminology or psychology. 
Psychological Research Methods – PhD, Research work,
App Soc Sci - can lead to a range of rewarding professions such as probation, children’s workforce or research focused jobs in the government or private sector.  The flexible nature of the course allows students to gain an MSc that suits their own specific career goals. 

20. Fees NB: Finance – commitment 20% UoC graduate discount (NB: once)
UoC Postgrad Fees
MSc: £4590 (take 20% off)

21. Extracurricular Student Conference and journal
Research Student volunteer Scheme
Volunteering
Seminar series
Enrichment activities e.g. psychology film club
Guest speakers (e.g. HMP Haverigg, BPS)
Peer led study groups
Student Representative
Professional body membership e.g. BPS membership
Research groups

22. How is PG different? You are independent learners
Our role is to introduce you to key issues, debates, techniques.
Yours is to explore, critically evaluate and try them out.
Synthesising and developing subject specialisms
It is achievable! It’s no big a jump than Year 2 to 3

23. Support Online materials – Bb
MSc Applied Social Sciences General Bb site
Saturday Study days for each module – DL only
Personal tutor support
Dissertation writing days
Career counselling

24. Timetable TBC Part time – one full day a week
Full time – two full days a week
Teaching runs October to March
April to September is dedicated to dissertation

25. What do our students say?
Student feedback are very positive:
It leads on really well from undergraduate
The lecturers are all really suited to their specialist modules
Structure of timetable is great
Critical discussion is interesting and engaging
Group size means comfortable for discussions
Like assessment – portfolios
Lovely, friendly campus

26. Apply Online
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27. Questions?
If you think of anything later you’d like to ask then please me:
Postgraduate Open Day – 19th August 2017 at our Fusehill Street campus.
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